''Pebble to a Pearl'' is the fourth album by the American funk/soul singer Nikka Costa. The album was produced by Costa's husband

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, who also worked with

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and Beck. It was released independently on Costa and Stanley's label Go Funk Yourself Records, and distributed by the then recently re-activated

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Track listing

European bonus tracks

*13. "The Denial Twist"

LP edition bonus tracks

*13. "Stuck To You" (Instrumental) *14. "Pebble to a Pearl" (Instrumental) *15. " !@#$%^&*, I said it first" (Instrumental)

Leftover tracks

* "Maybe Baby" - released as a digital single only. It was canceled from the album because of differences in the style * "Negative People" - written for in 2007, but it was pulled back in the last second. Live version of the song leaked * "The Denial Twist" - a cover of

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song, presented on Nikka's MySpace in 2007

Singles

* "Maybe Baby" * "Stuck to You" - the first single from the album available as digital download * "Pebble to a Pearl" - promo onl
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Production

*Producer:

*Co-Producer: Nikka Costa *Executive producer: Andre Recke *Mixing: Russel Elevado *Mastering: Dave Collins *Design: Hans Hettich *Cover art concept: Nikka Costa

External links

Information about the album and song previews

Power of Soul article

Billboard review of Pebble to a Pearl
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